Combined statement and ledger sheet



4April 12,1927. Y 1,624,618- G. o. MoB| EY COMBIND STATEMENT AND LEDGER SHEET Filed June 8-, 1926 SHEET'NO 1 FARMERS BANKaTRus'r co. e- '3 F' a Q me JOHN DOF.

Patented Apr. 12, L1927.

y UNITED STATES s 'ingestal iiearsiv'iA orrica-- GEORGE o. ivioisLEv, oF HEATH SPRINGS, SOUTH CAROLINA.

. COMBTNED STATEMENT Annnnnenn SHEET.vl

Application filed June s,

. My invention relatesto a combined state ment. 'In some banks, a separate state-A ment is made up at the end of the month,

' which is sent to the depositor.y yIn most` banks a statementis rendered to. each depositor. at the end of each month and .these statements `are made up exactly as the'ledg'er y 4sheetsare but are, made up separately.` l y In accordance with myinvention, I provide a sheet, which is preferably folded upon itself, producing upper and lower sheets. preferably substantially` identical ,and are ruledlto provide vertical columns or spaces, suitably designated, for receivingthe items of the account. These sheets are ofthe ordinary ledger sheet type. The upper and lowersheets are connected attheir point vof folding'preferably by a line of perforation,

and thefrec4 ends of these sheets 'are detachably connected, in a Vmanner which will enable them to lie flat, and partake of restricted V'relative sliding movement so thatv they-may be passed through the posting machine, without liability of puckering vor impeding the operation ofthe machine. `The two sheetsare adapted to receive. and hold between them a sheet of carbon. The two sheets, constituting the unit, are adapted to be worked in the ordinary posting machine, and the items ofthe account are typewritten thereon, the original on the top sheet and a vcarbon copy upon the lower sheet. At the end of the month orat any desired date,4 theV portion of the upper sheet, constituting the statement section, may be torn from the lower sheet, and mailed to the customer, thus indicating to him the condition of his account. The lower sheet, preferably with the original balance strips attached thereto, is preservedin the ledger. In this manner, the statement account and the posting account, bothfor the customer and for the bank are made at the same time.

In the accompanyingl drawings, forming The upper and lower vsheets are 1926. sei-iai No. l114,543;

pas. of, this, specification, and ini'which like numeralsfare employedtodesignate like parts throughout the same,

bodying my, invention. y lFigure. Qfisa similar-view of the lower slieet,`fand"..l i

Figure 3 is an A vice, the' free. ends.. yof the, sheets being separated for theA purpose ,ofyillustratiin In the `drawings, whereii'iforfthe purpose of illustration, is shown a; ,preferred embodiment-of my inventionfthe numerals` 5 and 6: designate lower and. upper sheets, which arey preferably constructed identical in most Figure 1 is a `planfview of the sheets ein-- .edge elevation ofthe dei-,lk

respects.` Theseshe'ets areffolded at corre-l sponding ends, upon V,aline `of perforation 7,.whlile they may besecured together by glue, if desired, although it is preferred that 'the sheets be made from ,an integralfleaf.

with: the line ofperfoiation.' Each uppe1- and lower sheet is provided'with ,horizontal lines V8 and 9,y and :vertical lineslO. The upper sheetV 6 is provided4 withverticallinQS,A of y'perforation l1. Above the. horizfoiitalr line 8 on each sheetisa heading spacel2,

containing the naineof the bank, y'preferably i I printed thereon, andI suitably` designated` spaces, for filling` the name and addressl of the depositor,` and a .brief statement as to'his account, at .the desired date.A Each' sheet also has a suitable spac'eljfor the" reception of a numberdesignatin'g the sheets having theA same numbers. Between the horizontallines 8y are spaces, receiving designations-1.4L and 15, .indicating oldfbalance i andnew" balance. These designations are arranged at the head of balance strips 15',r

which are arranged,uponv oppositesides of the statementsection 16. The statement section l16 of each sheet is provided in the spaces between lines 8 and 9 with designations 17 and 18, indicating thexchecks'in de?` y tail, andtheir dates, and these indicated data are typewritten upon the statement section L 16;. The` statement section also has designa-v.

tionsl 17 and' 18', indicating the deposits'and i dates thereof, the balancefto be `listed below.-

by the posting'machine.

The lower sheet 5 is provided adjacent its lower corners or free `ends with upper and lower horizontal slits 19 and 20,-.for receiving tongues 21 formed uponl the balance strips 15 of the upper sheet, byslitting the saine, as shownat22. VThe tongues 21 are adapted to be inserted through the slits connection is fiat so that the sheets will not pucker or impair the operation of the posting machine when they are being operated upon by the posting machine. Further, the tongues 21 are adaptedto partake ofy limited longitudinal movement within these slits and hence the sheets may adjust themselves when passing about therollv of the posting machine. A sheet of carbon paper 23 is arranged between the lower and upper sheets andl 6 and is held thereby against displacement, particularly displacement in the direction of the free ends of the sheets. The statement section 16 yof the upper sheet 6 is preferably shortened, so that it may terminate at the line l16.

'The two sheets thus connected are placed in the posting machine, andthe usual posting for` the ledger is done upon these sheets,

the upper sheet receiving the original impression. and the lower sheet the carbon impression. lVhen' it is desired to send a statement to the depositor, the statement section 16 of the upper sheet is torn along the lines of perforation 11 and the line of l perforation?i and Vthus separated. This statement section is sent to the depositor.

The balance strips preferably remain attached to the lower sheet 5, and are rei tained in the ledger with the lower sheet.

It is to be understood that the form ofmy invention, herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claimzi 1. A combined ledgerand statement sheet nected to positively prevent relative longitudinal movement between said leading ends,

the upper sheet only having longitudinal perforations, which. lead to the transverse perforations, the lower and upper sheets being longitudinally'ruled for providing an intermediate statement section and outer side balance strips, the .statement section and the strips having proper heading designations,- the statement section of the upper sheet being adapted to be torn along the longitudinal and transverse lines of perfor-ations and thereby separated from the lower sheet and balance strips of the upper sheets, and flat means affording a longitudinally sliding connection between the .free end of each balance strip and the lower sheet, whereby a sheet of carbon paper may be properly held between the upper and lower sheets and the sheets will not pucker when being rapidly fed through the posting machine, the flat connecting means serving to retain the trailing ends of the balance strips'to the lower sheet when the statement sheet is torn therefrom, the balance strips being free from connection with the lower sheet except at the leading and trailing ends.

2. vA combined ledger and statement sheet for a posting machine, comprising upper and lower sheets, said sheets having their leading edges detachably and relatively rigidly connected throughout substantially their entire length so that the leading edge of one sheet can not move longitudinally with relation to the other leading edge, the upper sheet only having vlongitudinal lines of perforations, the lower and upper sheets being longitudinally ruled kfor providing an intermediate` statement section and outer side balance strips, the statement section and the strips having proper heading designations, the statement section of the upper strip being adapted to be torn along the longitudinal line of perforations, the balance strips of the lower sheet beingprovided adjacent to their trailing ends with transverse slits, and tongues carried by said balance strips of the upper sheet adjacent to their trailing ends and extending longitudinally of the last named ball ance strips and adapted for insertion within GEORGE O. 'MOBLEY 

